Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-14

the man or woman who cherishes it and cor- rupts the ballot box, in that it tends to make people materialistic, to value material more than moral or intellectual growth; in that Avarice and lux ury have ruined great States, and in that the trast the conditions of the rich and poor. Then he speaks in strongest terms of the cities as the nerve centers and storm centers of our civilization and shows how the great est perils threatening our country are focal ized, centered. In the city are the strong holds of Romanism, socialism, the liquor power. Here are the luxury of the rich and the terrible suffering of the poor best real ized and working the greatest evil.
 After showing that all these clouds in our sky are blacker and more threatening in the West than in the East the author speaks of the influence of early settlers upon the char
 acter of the subsequent inhabitants and proves conclusively that work for our great
 Vests future must be done now; that delay
 is not only dangerous, but from the human
 side fatal,
 In closing the thirteenth chapter he says:
 ''Is it true that the great West is to domi-
 nate the nations future? Has it been shown
 that this generation is to determine the
 character and hence the destiny of the Westa
 Then may God open the eyes of this genera tion!"
 Napoleon, in the presence of the pyramids
 
 heights forty centuries look down upon you" Men of this generation from the pyramid top of opportunity in which God has set us, we look down on forty centuries. We stretch our hand into the future with power to move the destiny of unseen millions. "We are living-we are dwelling In grand and awful time;
 To be living is sublime"
 Notwithstanding the great perils which H. lao think civilization will perish, but I believe it is fully in the hands of the Christians of the United States during the next fifteen or \ twenty years to hasten or retard the coming of Christ's kingdom by hundreds and | perhaps thousands of years"
 In conclusion the speaker said in sub. | stance: We must recognize the strength of the forces of ignorance and prepare to meet and conquer them. Satan commands these forces; Gods people must arm for mighty | struggle Truth must subdue the turbulent elements, harmonize discordant notes, Hum | inc the darkness, cleanse and purify the sources of evil, in short make the United States Christian home. Again, home mis- | sion means security for your home and mine. | We have no riots in New Haven, no violent demonstrations of the sociaiistic faith have X assailed us The liquor power increases. Are our families altogether safe? Is our security \ born of faith in God or is it the fearlessness of ignorance2 Where we work God ! works with us. When we try to spread | his truth he multiplies results as \ the loaves were multiplied. To save and | educate these men and women, to save and ! educate the children is to-day's problem \ Surely this work for homes is woman's work and can God hold guiltless the woman who coldly denies this claim? This is the women'i
 century. Strong, pure, true, thinking, lov | ing women to. day demands. To-day de
 mands that with clear brain, loving heart she shall do her part in lifting the world uI to God. Let every woman think of hersel
 as sent of God to minister in her own home and she will be a real home missionary. To day demands that with prayer and wort and work Christian women shall not onl. sing the words, but live the thoughts of tn song. 1.-The World to Christ we Bring"